During the period 1775-78, General Washington commanded three separate armies: the New England Army of 1775; the one-year army of the United Colonies, renamed Army of the United States in July 1776; and the forces established by the Continental Congress to serve for three years from January 1777, or for the duration. In this first book, Marko Zlatich examines the systems used by state and Continental authorities to procure clothing materials, the quantities they obtained and the specifications of the uniforms themselves. The accompanying illustrations are by Peter F. Copeland. The companion book is Men-at-Arms 290 : General Washington's Army (2) 1779-1783.